Yao Zhen, Yangzhou Local Chronicle Office
Yao Zhen photo
Mr. Wang Zhiqian's "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of the Compilation of Town and Village Chronicles" was published for nearly a year and has been well received by many parties. Recently, I read this book carefully and felt very deeply.
Since the compilation of the new socialist chronicles began, the mainland has completed two rounds of compilation of provincial, city, and county chronicles, and remarkable achievements have been made. As of December 31, 2021, 5,395 books have been planned for the second round of third-level chronicles across the country, all of which have been compiled and published. It includes 2,276 provincial-level chronicles, 361 municipal-level chronicles, and 2,758 county-level chronicles. In the long-term compilation practice and theoretical research, our attention has been focused on the third-level chronicles, and we have made in-depth theoretical exploration and multi-faceted practice in this regard, and have achieved fruitful results. These works have played a positive role in summarizing the gains and losses in the compilation of chronicles, clarifying theoretical guidance and practical operation, strengthening the construction of standardization, improving the professional quality and skills of compilers, and promoting the compilation of third-level chronicles.
On the basis of the compilation of the three-level chronicles, the scope of the compilation of many local chronicles is expanding, and the tentacles are being extended, especially to the towns and villages, and they are gradually transforming from spontaneous behavior to conscious behavior, becoming a kind of cultural consciousness. Governments at all levels are also actively encouraging and vigorously promoting, and the compilation of town and village chronicles is in the ascendant. In May 2017, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Outline of the National Cultural Development and Reform Plan for the 13th Five-Year Plan Period", the eighth part of "inheriting and promoting the excellent traditional Chinese culture" emphasized: "Complete the publication of local chronicles at the provincial, municipal and county levels. Carry out the collation of old chronicles and the compilation of some qualified town and village chronicles. For example, in 2022, the Jiangsu provincial government launched a cultural project for the compilation of town and village chronicles at the provincial level. The compilation of town and village chronicles is being carried out from point to point, in a focused and differentiated manner.
In the process of compiling town and village chronicles, a large number of grassroots chroniclers come from a wide range of sources, have a diverse composition, and have uneven cultural levels and age levels, but there is one thing in common, that is, they lack theoretical knowledge and practical experience in cultivating chronicles, and most of the existing works that can be used for reference are aimed at the provincial, municipal, and county chronicles, and there is no systematic reference for the compilation of town and village chronicles. The publication of "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of Town and Village Chronicles" can be said to be timely, providing valuable learning materials and practical teaching materials for front-line town and village chronicle compilers.
As a book that systematically introduces the basic theories and compilation techniques of the compilation of town and village chronicles, I feel that it is rich in information, rich in content, comprehensive in description, and distinctive in its characteristics, which not only popularizes the basic knowledge of the compilation of town and village chronicles, but also provides targeted guidance for the compilation of town and village chronicles, and the two aspects are organically combined and complement each other.
First of all, as a work that combines theory and practice, its arrangement structure is reasonable, the system is complete, and the discussion is progressive, which is not only a guide for the compilation of town and village chronicles, but also a popular reading book for the basic theory of local chronicles.
The foothold of this book is the compilation of town and village chronicles, but it is not limited to the compilation of town and village chronicles. As far as the people involved in the compilation of town and village chronicles are concerned, the vast majority of them are laymen in the compilation of town and village chronicles, and they can be said to have no concept of the work of town and village chronicles, and they have neither a theoretical basis nor a perceptual understanding, and it is difficult to truly accept the knowledge of compiling town and village chronicles directly to them. It is precisely with this in mind that the author has set up two chapters in the book, namely, basic theory and compilation techniques, and nine chapters on basic theory, introducing the origin and development of Fang Zhi, the nature and characteristics of Fang Zhi, the function of Fang Zhi, and the style of Fang Zhi, and talking about the basic concepts and basic theories of Fang Zhi, so that readers can get a glimpse of the door and have a preliminary understanding and understanding of Fang Zhi. On this basis, this paper talks about the compilation skills, and reveals the skills of compiling the chronicles through ten chapters, including the compilation principles, the compilation of summaries and summaries, the vertical writing of entries, the compilation of memorabilia, the compilation of natural departments, and the compilation of characters, and provides operational guidelines for the compilation of the chronicles for beginners. Some normative documents, on the other hand, include a separate reference material, which provides compilers with basic information that often needs to be studied and reviewed at the desk.
With such a foundation, this book has set up two articles, the compilation of township chronicles and the compilation of village chronicles, which are natural, natural and smooth, with a complete knowledge system, and there is no sense of abruptness in reading. Although the title of the book is "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of Town and Village Chronicles", the construction of its knowledge system is progressively progressive, with a meticulous logical relationship between the basic theory of local chronicles, compilation skills, and the compilation of township chronicles (compilation of village chronicles). In the specific elaboration, it is not a single line in series, but a juxtaposition, three-dimensional, criss-cross exposition, all-round advancement. For example, on the compilation of the Chronicles, in the first chapter of the compilation principles under the compilation skills, there is a section on the principle of living and not establishing a biography, and then the sixth chapter is dedicated to the compilation of characters, specifically talking about the status and role of the Chronicles, the inclusion standards and scope of the Characters, the genre, nature and characteristics of the Portraits, the writing of the biographies, the common problems in the compilation of the Chronicles, and the compilation of the Village Chronicles, and then the compilation of the Characters of the Village Chronicles, and the common genres of the Portraits. The inclusion standards and scope of the Character Chronicles, the basic elements and compilation methods of the Character Chronicles, these settings are not simply repeated and mechanically superimposed, but are aimed at the readers' learning and comprehension at different stages, distinguishing the key points and angles, advancing at different levels, and penetrating the knowledge structure, which is very practical and applicable to the compilers of the Town and Village Chronicles.
Secondly, as a reading material mainly for compilers of town and village chronicles, this book focuses on the elaboration of compilation techniques.
The main body of the reader of this book is clear, the purpose of compilation is clear, aimed at the actual compilation of town and village chronicles, many compilers of town and village chronicles also need to learn the theoretical knowledge of the chronicles, but more urgent is the improvement of compilation business skills, the study of compilation skills, this book on the basis of maintaining the integrity of the structural system, pay attention to the elaboration of compilation skills. After introducing the basic theory of the chronicles, without too much expansion, the second part is set up as compilation skills, directly cutting into the topic, sub-setting the compilation principles, the compilation of general and summary preparations, the vertical writing of entries, the compilation of memorabilia, the compilation of natural departments, the problems of charts and figures, the balance problem, editing and proofreading and other ten chapters, talking about the general normative requirements and skills of the compilation of the chronicles. The third article on the compilation of township chronicles is to talk about the specific skills of compiling township chronicles, such as the compilation procedures of township chronicles, the setting of township chronicles, the compilation of economic departments of township chronicles, the compilation of cultural departments of township chronicles, the compilation of social departments, etc., which are more targeted. The compilation of the fourth chapter of the village chronicles is based on the actual compilation of the village chronicles, and strengthens the elaboration of the compilation techniques of the village chronicles, such as the compilation of the natural environment department of the village chronicles, the compilation of the political departments of the village chronicles, the compilation of the economic departments of the village chronicles, and the compilation of the social departments of the village chronicles. These don't talk about any big truth, from the perspective of skills to tell you how to remember, how to remember well, practical, operational. The compilation skills include the experience of the predecessors, as well as the author's experience and perception, which are all real "dry goods", close to reality, and easy to get started. Of course, the so-called compilation technique of the chronicles is not a simple repetition of mechanical operations, but a kind of path guidance of intellectual labor, which provides a methodology.
Thirdly, as a guide to the compilation of town and village chronicles, the compilation techniques of town and village chronicles targeted in this book are not only comprehensive, but also focus on key points and key points.
The compilation of town and village chronicles is a systematic project, which involves a wide range of aspects, and it is not easy to do everything in one book. The author proceeds more from the reality of the compilation of town and village chronicles and the needs of the compilers, grasps the problems that need to be faced in the compilation and the difficulties in specific operations, highlights the key points, has a specific purpose, and is more pertinent and instructive.
As soon as we engaged in the compilation of town and village chronicles, we had to face the problems of compilation procedures, compilation styles, and article settings, and then we had to face the problems of data collection, sorting, and application. It should be said that this book is from the basic principles of the compilation of town and village chronicles, the work steps, to the operation of each link, to make a detailed exposition, point out the operation path, provide ways and methods, and at the same time solve doubts.
Of course, this kind of emphasis is also in line with the needs of the compilation of different party books, and it is reflected in different ways in the compilation of township and village chronicles. Taking the compilation of various departments as an example, the compilation of township chronicles in this book has several chapters on the compilation of economic departments, cultural and social chapters, and the content of the sections is relatively macroscopic, and these related contents have been further strengthened and refined in the compilation of village chronicles. Considering the differences in the regional scope, organizational structure, and governance functions of villages and townships, two chapters are specially set up in the compilation of village chronicles: the compilation of the natural environment department of the village chronicle and the compilation of the political department of the village chronicle. In view of the difficulties in setting up articles, this book attaches the basic articles of township chronicles, the collection of township chronicles, the basic chapters of village chronicles, and the collection of village chronicles, so as to give readers more specific references.
In addition, the language of this book is simple and popular, not pretending to be profound, the narrative is straight to the point, the description is fluent, and it has a relatively friendly reading sense for the compilers of grassroots town and village chronicles. Only in this way can the author's goal be easier to achieve, and the effect of the work can be maximized, as the author wishes, "to better promote the compilation of town and village chronicles, and to solve the new situations and new problems faced by the compilation of town and village chronicles in a timely manner".
For the vast number of compilers of town and village chronicles, in reading and studying this book, it is necessary to read it comprehensively, comprehensively refer to and study it, and integrate what they have learned from theory to practice, so that they can apply what they have learned; they should also set their goals according to their own work needs, take what they need, and use it for their own use; in addition, they should also combine it with the actual situation of compiling town and village chronicles, proceed from the conditions of towns and villages, not stick to books, creatively study and absorb, and innovate in the compilation and development of chronicles.
As a guide to the integration of the basic theory of the compilation of local chronicles and the practice of compiling town and village chronicles, if it can be more rigorous, it is advisable to change the basic theory and compilation skills of the local chronicles to the basic theory of the local chronicles and the compilation skills of the local chronicles, so that it can correspond to the compilation of township chronicles and the compilation of village chronicles, from general to special, and the logical relationship is smooth. In addition, cases can be appropriately added, and in addition to the article, certain examples can be given to the writing of each part to enhance the leading role of the operation.
Yao Zhen Profile:
Yao Zhen, male, born in May 1966 in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, graduated from the Department of History of Soochow University in June 1988 with a bachelor's degree in history. He is a second-level researcher of Yangzhou Local Chronicles Office, president of Yangzhou Local Chronicles Society, and deputy research librarian. Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Yangzhou City Chronicles (1988~2005) and Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Yangzhou Yearbook. China Yearbook Quality Project Evaluation Expert.
The compilation of Yangzhou City Chronicles (1988~2005) won the third prize of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, and in 2018, it was commended by the General Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government as a comprehensive first-class outstanding achievement in local chronicles. He has presided over the compilation of the Yangzhou Yearbook for more than 20 years, and has been rated as a prefecture-level special yearbook in the national local chronicle achievement evaluation for many times, and the Yangzhou Yearbook (2018) has become a high-quality yearbook in China. Participated in the review and acceptance of more than 100 city and county chronicles, township (street) village chronicles, special chronicles, famous towns and villages, etc. Participate in the creation and guidance of China Excellence Yearbook and Jiangsu Province Excellence Yearbook.
Author of "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of Town and Village Chronicles": Mr. Wang Zhiqian
Basic theories and compilation skills of town and village chronicles
The first guide book on the compilation of town and village chronicles - "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of Town and Village Chronicles" was officially published and distributed, which was compiled by Mr. Wang Zhiqian, an expert in the compilation of the Chronicles of Fangzhi Publishing House, a director of the Jiangsu Fangzhi Society, and the former director of the Xiangshui County Local Chronicles Office, and published by the Fangzhi Publishing House.
The salient feature of the book "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of Town and Village Chronicles" is that it conforms to the needs of the new era and proposes that "economic rationality" should be presented more. Specifically, the industrial and township enterprises, commercial and trade services, and finance, taxation, and financial industries in the economic departments of towns and villages, the education, science and technology, and cultural relics in the cultural departments, the marriage and family, residents' livelihood, and social security in the social departments, and the ideological and moral education in the spiritual civilization departments. The author closely follows the practice of compiling the chronicles, expounds in detail the methods of compiling the chronicles, explains the problems at the same time, and puts forward practical solutions; there is both an overall design and a detailed operation; it is both theoretically general, forward-looking, and very practical, and has become an introductory guide for those who have just entered the industry and an improved reading material for those who have already seen the way, and the publication of this book will certainly provide a useful reference for the compilation of towns and villages across the country.
Introduction to Wang Zhiqian
Wang Zhiqian is currently an academic member of the Yearbook Working Committee of the Publishers Association of China, an expert in the compilation of the chronicles of Fangzhi Publishing House, a director of the Jiangsu Local Chronicles Society, a director of the New Fourth Army Research Association of Jiangsu Province, a famous teacher of the Party Class in Jiangsu Province, a member of the Yancheng Writers Association, and a first-level chief staff member of the Party History Work Office (Local Chronicles Office) of the Xiangshui County Party Committee. He is the author of "Basic Theory and Compilation Skills of Compilation of Town and Village Chronicles", "Yearbook Compilation Guidebook", "Xiangshui County Chronicles (1988-2008)", "Xiangshui Yearbook", "Xiangshui County Dialect and Folklore", "History of Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province of the Communist Party of China (1949-1978)" (2 volumes of Party History), "History of Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province of the Communist Party of China (1978-2012)" (3 volumes of Party History), "Xiangshui Red Memory" and "Brilliant History", "Xiangshui Xiangshui", "Xiangshui County Revolutionary Old Area Development History" Executive editor-in-chief; He has published hundreds of articles in "People's Daily", "Half Moon Talk", "Economic Daily", "Farmer's Daily", "Chinese People's Congress", "Jiangsu Newsletter", "Jiangsu Local History", "Jiangxi Local History", "Hebei Local History", "Anhui Local History", "Jingu Daguan", "Ningxia History", etc.; in 2016 and 2018, he won the first prize of the Provincial Party History Department's Excellent Achievements in Party History; in 2019 and 2020, he won the first prize of the Academic Achievement Award of the Jiangsu Fangzhi Society; he participated in the national provincial and municipal academic paper seminars for many times and won awards.
Author: Wang Zhiqian Price: 79 yuan + postage (free postage for more than 5 copies)
Book Hotline:
Wang Zhiqian mobile phone number 159 6201 7859 WeChat same number
Yu Hefeng mobile phone number 152 5100 8098 WeChat with the same number